Fist From the Sky Japan's Dive-Bomber Ace of World War II,9780811733304

Fist From the Sky Japan's Dive-Bomber Ace of World War II

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ISBN13: 9780811733304
ISBN10: 0811733300
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-09-27
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary

Lieutenant Commander Takashige Egusa was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy's most skillful and influential dive-bomber pilots. He led an attack force against Pearl Harbor, calmly circling his special flame-red Aichi dive bomber before selecting his target. Assaults on the deadly gun batteries of Wake Island followed, as well as air support for the invasion of Ambon. Badly burned at Midway, Egusa return to duty, only to be killed on his final mission. As one Japanese officer said, "He was the 'God of Dive-Bombing.'" Fully placed in historical context and backed by a wealth of detail from archives, family records, photographs, and memories of contemporaries, the full story of Egusa's bravery, leadership qualities and illustrious career come to life.

Author Biography

Peter C. Smith is a well-known authority on the history of dive-bombing and is the author of over sixty naval history books that are published on four continents. He currently lives with his wife and two Labradors in Bedfordshire, England.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9(4)
Glossary 13(7)
Introduction 20(3)
Egusa's Childhood
23(19)
Early Naval Life
42(26)
To Distant Lands
68(19)
The Blossoming of Japanese Naval Aviation
87(14)
The War in China
101(33)
Courtship and Marriage
134(12)
Prelude to the Pacific War
146(14)
The Desperate Gamble: Pearl Harbor
160(17)
Through the Southern Oceans
177(15)
Carnage in the Indian Ocean
192(12)
The Biter Bit with Midway
204(16)
The Last Sortie
220(19)
Epilogue 239(3)
Footnotes 242(20)
Bibliography 262(5)
Index 267

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